How Leigh Leopards and Hull KR reached Betfred Challenge Cup Final

LEIGH LEOPARDS

Last 16:

May 19: Wakefield Trinity 12 Leigh Leopards 42

Teams:

Wakefield: Dagger; Lineham, Gaskell, Pratt, Taufua; Smith, Lino; Atoni, Proctor, Bowes, Bowden, Proctor, Pitts, Crowther; Interchanges: Hood, Battye, Eseh, Windrow.

Tries: Pitts, Dagger; Goals: Dagger (2).

Leigh: O'Brien; Briscoe, Leutele, Hardaker, Charnley; Reynolds, Lam; Amone, Ipape, Mulhern, Holmes, O'Donnell, Asiata; Interchanges: Mellor, Seumanufagai, Wilde, Davis.

Tries: Briscoe (2), O’Donnell (2), Asiata, Leutele; Goals: Reynolds (6).

Quarter-finals:

June 18: York City Knights 14 Leigh Leopards 34

Teams:

York: Brown; Towse, Harrison, Jones, Ward; Hingano, Daley; Ta'ai, Jubb, Fitzsimmons, Field, Clarkson, Cunningham; Interchanges: Kirby, Michael, Teanby, Sumner.

Tries: Brown, Harrison; Goals: Harrison (3).

Leigh: O'Brien; Briscoe, Hardaker, Hanley, Charnley; Mellor, Lam; Mulhern, Davis, Amone, O'Donnell, Nisbet, Asiata; Interchanges: Chamberlain, Seumanufagai, Wilde, Smith.

Tries: Mellor, Amone, Charnley, Briscoe (2); Goals: O’Brien (2), Hardaker (3).

Josh Charnley celebrates his try against York with Lachlan Lam, Gareth O’Brien and Tom Amone (Image: SWpix.com)

Semi-finals:

July 22: Leigh Leopards 12 St Helens 10 (at Warrington)

Teams:

Leigh: O'Brien; Briscoe, Hardaker, Chamberlain, Charnley; Reynolds, Lam; Mulhern, Ipape, Amone, Hughes, Holmes, Asiata; Interchanges: Davis, Nakubuwai, Mellor, Wilde.

Tries: Holmes, Hardaker, Goals: Reynolds (2).

St Helens: Welsby; Makinson, Hurrell, Hopoate, Ritson; Lomax, Dodd; Walmsley, Lussick, Lees, Mata'utia, Bell, Knowles; Interchanges: McCarthy-Scarsbrook, Paasi, Davies, Delaney.

Tries: Lussick, Lomax, Goal: Makinson.

HULL KR

Last 16:

May 19: Hull KR 50 Batley Bulldogs 0

Teams:

Hull KR: Ryan; Wood, Opacic, Kenny-Dowall, Hall; Lewis, Laulu-Togage’a; Kennedy, Litten, Hadley, Batchelor, Linnett, Minchella; Interchanges: Storton, Keinhorst, Luckley, Aydin.

Tries: Linnett (2), Ryan (3), Kenny-Dowall (2), Lewis, Luckley; Goals: Lewis (5), Wood (2).

Batley: McGowen; Johnson, Hodson, Buchanan, Campbell; White, Woods, Gledhill, Kaye, Lillicrop, Manning, Walshaw, Reilly; Interchanges: Meadows, Flynn, Ward, Blake.

Tries: None; Goals: None.

Quarter-finals:

June 17: Hull KR 28 Salford Red Devils 10

Teams:

Hull KR: Zenon, Senior, Opacic, Kenny-Dowall, R Hall, Lewis, Milnes, King, Litten, Luckley, Hadley, Linnett, Minchella; Interchanges: Parcell, Kennedy, Storton, Aydin.

Tries: Hall, Zenon, Linnett, Kenny-Dowall, Hadley; Goals: Milnes 4

Salford: Brierley, Sio, Cross, Lafai, Burgess, Croft, Sneyd, Dupree, Atkin, Vuniyayawa, Watkins, Stone, Partington; Interchanges: Bourouh, Ormondroyd, Sidlow, Hellewell.

Try: Lafai, Burgess Goal: Sneyd.

Semi-finals:

July 23: Hull KR 11 Wigan Warriors 10 (after golden point) at Headingley

Teams:

Hull KR: Ryan; Senior, Opacic, Kenny-Dowall, Lewis; Milnes, Schneider; Kennedy, Litten, King, Batchelor, Linnett, Minchella; Interchanges: Parcell, Storton, Aydin, Luckley.

Tries: Senior, Ryan; Goal: Ryan, DG: Schneider.

Wigan: Field; Miski, King, Wardle, Marshall; French, Smith; Ellis, O'Neill, Byrne, Isa, Farrell, Smithies; Interchanges: Pearce-Paul, Shorrocks, Mago, Hill.

Try: Field, Goals: Smith (3).